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“Piping Down the Valleys Wild”
Songs of Innocence

William Blake

Abstract: A poem about the speaker as a piper who writes his songs down so that every child may enjoy them.

Source: William Blake, Songs of Innocence (London: 1789)


Lexile Level: TBD
       
Origin: British
       
Genre: Fiction, Poetry, Nursery Rhyme
Reading Level: 5.3        Language: English        File Name: 0661
Sunshine State Standards:
LA.D.1.2.1-2: The student understands the nature of language.

LA.D.2.2.1-5: The student understands the power of language.

LA.E.2.2.1-5: The student understands the common features of a variety of literary forms.


Theme: Music
Reading Strategy: Comprehension (Decode, make connections to prior knowledge, think about and control what is being read)
 
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